Little Baby Sister!

Yep! We are having another girl! We are so excited! It would have been great either way, of course, but we are excited that Emma can have a little sister to run around with. The baby is healthy and right on track (a little bigger than her gestational age, which is good!). I am doing good so far and no signs of pre-eclamsia! Which 2 nights ago, I dreamt that I was already put on bed rest...good thing not all dreams come true! Plus, I had 3 dreams that I was having a boy. So for your ladies out there...don't ALWAYS trust your dreams. Cade was pretty sure we were having another girl. For me, it depended on which week you asked me :). We are so happy though! All we want is a happy, healthy baby and pregnancy! So far, that is what we are getting!

(Picture at 20 weeks)

Happy 4th!

For the 4th of July weekend, we traveled to Prescott, AZ to run in the boot race! I mean, spend time with Cade's family :). Okay, maybe both :). We had a lot of fun- minus Emma having a high temperature of 103+ for 4 of the days :(...so sad! She started getting sick at the parade Saturday morning and we didn't know how high her temp was until we got back to the house....she was a trooper though. She still ran in the boot race- hot pink cowgirl boots and all! Poor thing...she was not feeling good. And it's so not fun having your baby sick away from your doctor and home. But finally by Tues she started to feel a little better and Wednesday she was back to her cute fun-loving self!

We had a lot of fun though. We went to the parade and then ran in the boot race, Cade got 2nd place in his age group!!! Unfortunately because Emma was sick, we couldn't stay to see his victory :(. I am so proud of him though! He recieved a certificate for a free pair of Wrangler's and the coveted Budwiser trophy :)...haha...they are the sponsor of the race. We also played Ladder Ball a whole bunch. If you haven't played it, it is so much fun! I am absolutely terrible, but it's still a lot of fun! We took the babies swimming one day and saw the new movie "Cars". I think Emma's favorite 2 things in the trip were #1 Grandma's new playroom and #2 the Pet Store! We had a lot of fun! And even got to spend some time with Cade's cousins which is always a delight. We drove through Flagstaff on our way back home and got to see a lot of his Dad's side. Always good times in Arizona!

Close Family Pictures 2011

Here are the picture we got taken about a month ago. We had a good friend, Matt Egan, take them for us and inspite of Emma not cooperating much during group shots, they turned out pretty good! She did make some really cute faces when we played peek-a-boo with her and those were definitely worth it! She was pretty distracted, but overall we were pleased. Matt did a great job! You will have to scroll through them to get to the good ones at the end...at least my favorite part :).



NOOOO! Don't Kiss me!


She looks extremely happy here:










(Cade probably didn't want me to put this next one, but I love it!):


Now to my favorite pictures!

Girl's Camp 2011

"Live Like You Believe" was our camp theme this year. Looking back at Camp, I am very glad it is over :). However, there were some amazing things that happened as well! It was my first year doing girl's Camp and it was definitely A LOT of work! Even with a "camp director" called, it still just takes SOOOOO much time, effort, sweat, tears, and sleepless nights to pull it off. I was blessed with great leaders who always come through with assignments and help wherever help is needed. Some highlights of camp were: Michelle Kemp (our first night's fireside), the 5 mile hike we did the 2nd day, solo time (a couple hours to ourselves to read, pray, write in journals), and testimony meeting. The hike was definitely a HARD hike....anyone that actually finished it would agree :). I was proud of myself- being 5 months pregnant and doing the whole thing! There were many who did not finish it- it was nothing but 2.5 miles straight up and 2.5 miles straight down. The down hill was definitely hardest on my body, but after 4 hours me, 2 leaders, and about 10 girls made it the whole way (from just our ward). It is always such a great feeling to accomplish something hard and say you were able to conquer your mind and body and overcome that hard obstacle.

Going back there were definitely things that I would do differently. But that is what happens anytime you do something for the very first time. And despite the emotional rollercoaster I had to be on for 3 days, seeing the light and change in those girls made everything worth it! Seeing the change and growing testimonies in the gospel made all the tears and sweat worth every drop. I have come to truly love these girls. You come to love most those you serve. They are such amazing girls and despite the hard challenges that are upon them at this time, they are striving to do their best. I love them!

Here are some great pictures from the week: